CALIFORNIA AUTO. ASSN. v. MALONEY.

No. 310.

341 U.S. 105 (1951)

CALIFORNIA STATE AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION INTER-INSURANCE BUREAU v. MALONEY, INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 23, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Moses Lasky argued the cause for appellant. With him on the brief were Maurice E. Harrison and Herman Phleger.

Harold B. Haas, Deputy Attorney General of California, argued the cause for appellee. With him on the brief were Edmund G. Brown, Attorney General, and T. A. Westphal, Jr., Deputy Attorney General. Fred N. Howser, then Attorney General, was with Mr. Haas and Mr. Westphal on a motion to dismiss or affirm.

Nathaniel L. Goldstein, Attorney General, Wendell P. Brown, Solicitor General, and John C. Crary, Jr., Assistant Attorney General, filed a brief for the State of New York, as amicus curiae, supporting appellee.


MR. JUSTICE DOUGLAS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Appellant is an unincorporated association which the California District Court of Appeal analogizes to a mutual insurance corporation. The details of its organization and operation are not important here. It is supervised by the Insurance Commissioner of California, like other insurance companies doing a liability insurance business. It was formed to write automobile insurance to a select group of members at...

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